Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle

Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle is a high-enrollment middle school in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 943 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 381 students.

Within Wisconsin Rapids School District, Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle is one of 12 schools. The district enrolls 4,578 students.

White students make up a majority at Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle, at 78%. Other students are 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 6% Asian. That is lower than the 91% White share among all Wood County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The teaching staff at Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle is 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. About 46% of students, or 435, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 43% average for public schools in Wood County.

Measured against Wisconsin public middle schools, Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle scores 48.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.3%.

Census estimates describe Wood County this way: the median household income is $67,989, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Wood County has 32 public schools and roughly 10,849 students.

The next-closest public school is Mead Elementary, about 1.2 miles away. Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle at 6th of 8.

NCES assigns Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.

Enrollment has grown by 51 students since 2020-21, to 943.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.